[Cialug] Wireless instrumentation

[Morris Dovey]

Nathan C. Smith wrote:
| I'm assuming you want to do this inexpensively.
|
| A onewire sensor network would be a good option.  You could
| probably use or modify one of the existing weather monitor programs
| (http://oww.sourceforge.net/) and even run it off something as
| small as a linksys NSLU2.  Another option would be something like
| it watchdog's weathergoos which also uses onewire sensors.
| http://www.itwatchdogs.com

The OWW link led me to hobbyboards, so I have insolation and
temperature sensors accounted for (airflow may be a bit more difficult
to find) - and the NSLU2 (plus a CF card) should work really well for
logging.

Thank you!

Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/